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EmergingLeaderGrantApplication

2015 CaliforniaState PTA Convention

ApplicationDeadline: March 20, 2015

Ninth District PTA office

6401 Linda Vista Road, San Diego CA 92111

Ninth District PTA will award grants designed to assist emerging PTA leaders in attending the 2015 California State PTA Convention in Sacramento April 30-May 2, 2015. Please contact Debbie Vincent for more information 858-254-6189

Delegate NameTelephone

Email

Address

PTA Name

Council Name/Out of Council

Current PTA Position

2015-2016 Nominated/elected Position

I am interested in a free registration to convention ______yes _____no

Please answer the following questions on a separate piece of paper:

  1. Why do you want to attend the California State PTA Convention?
  2. What PTA positions have you held in the past?
  3. Is there a line item for convention in your unit/council budget? Amount budgeted?
  4. How many delegates from your PTA, including you, plan to attend the 2015 convention?
  5. Which workshops you would like to attend?

Award Criteria:

  1. Units and councils must be in good standing - membership dues and Insurance paid
  2. All applications must include the following:
  3. Responses to the four questions above
  4. 2013-2014 Annual Financial Report & Audit
  5. 2014-2015 Budget
  6. Unit and council(if in council) presidents’signatures
  7. Awardees are required to submit a report of their convention experience to Ninth District PTA no later than Friday, May 29, 2015. Please include a copy of your convention registration and focus on the following areas: Benefits derived from attending California State PTA convention, leadership skills obtained, leadership training that will be used to strengthen PTA involvement and workshops that were most beneficial to you. All grants will be paid as a reimbursement following receipt of completed convention report.

Potential Delegate’s Signature

PTA President’s Signature

Council President Signature If in Council

All completed applications must be received at the Ninth District PTA office no later than noon on March 18, 2015. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered. The decisions of the committee are final. The committee will determine the amount of the award and the number of awardees based on pool of applicants and the total funds available. We expect Grant amounts to be in the $300-$500 dollar range depending on need and number of qualified applicants.

Recipients will be notified by Wednesday, March 25, 2015